iiyéés
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Navajo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]ʼa- (“away”) + -∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -yéés (imperfective stem of root -YIZ, “to turn, to move with a turning motion”).
Verb
[edit]iiyéés
- it is sliding away out of sight (as a boulder)
Conjugation
[edit]Paradigm: Momentaneous (∅/yi), third person only.
3rd person singular | |
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IMPERFECTIVE | iiyéés |
PERFECTIVE | ííyiz |
FUTURE | adooyis |